The Linklaters Culture Conference
Tuesday 2 July 2019, London
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The Culture Series: Diversity and inclusion is a key aspect to an organisation’s culture – but what is expected of businesses?
16 Январь 2019
In December 2018, Christopher Woolard (the FCA’s Executive Director of Strategy and Competition) commented that a firm’s approach to diversity and inclusion can tell us a lot about its culture.
The ‘Culture’ Series: Culture is a board issue
2 Январь 2019
As an intangible concept, ‘culture’ has historically been considered as a softer, HR or personnel issue – something that other people could manage. But societal expectations have changed. Public interest is more important than ever and how a business behaves is key. With an increased regulatory and governance focus, culture is now firmly a board issue and leaders all have to own the cultures that they create.
The ‘Culture’ Series: What are other regulators doing?
3 Декабрь 2018
For my second post as part of the Culture Series, I focus on what other regulators are doing to address culture and, in particular, harassment in the workplace. Whilst I’m pleased that the financial regulator in the UK has started to think about this issue, we need other regulators to follow the same approach in order to ensure a societal level change.
The ‘Culture’ Series: Sexual harassment and the regulator
23 Ноябрь 2018
On 28 September 2018, Megan Butler, the FCA’s Executive Director of Supervision – Investment, Wholesale and Specialists Division, responded to the recent report by the Women and Equalities Committee on sexual harassment in the workplace. The views and statements put forward by Megan Butler inform us of the FCA’s views on this issue, but also lead to further questions and considerations for employment lawyers and firms alike.
Listen Up! – whistleblowing is a two-way street
4 Апрель 2019
Continuing our series of blogs focussing on effective whistleblowing arrangements.
Listen Up! Our new research on listed European and APAC companies shows increasing visibility of “speak up” arrangements
28 Февраль 2019
In this blog post Jillian Naylor looks at the increased visibility of “speaking up” arrangements in listed European and APAC companies.
Listen Up! Our latest research indicates that “speak up” arrangements are the new normal – but are you ready to listen?
6 Февраль 2019
In the six or so years since our original launch of Listen Up! the whistleblowing landscape has evolved. In 2019 having “speak up” or other reporting channels in place is, at least for many large businesses in the UK, now “the norm”.